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homuncular

1 of 1adjective
/hoʊˈmʌŋkjələr/
1

resembling or related to a small, artificially created human or humanoid figure, often used in a metaphorical sense

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  • The scientist's experiment involved creating a homuncular model to study human development.
  • In the fantasy novel, the wizard conjured a homuncular servant to assist him with his tasks.
  • The artist's sculpture had a homuncular form, with exaggerated human features on a miniature body.
  • She found the idea of a homuncular being controlling human actions from inside the brain quite intriguing.
  • The lab's research focused on understanding homuncular representations in the brain's motor cortex.